KDHT (FM)
KDHT (95.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Denver, Colorado. KDHT broadcasts a top 40 format branded as "Hits 95.7", and is owned by iHeartMedia. The station has studios and offices on South Monaco Street in the Denver Tech Center, while the transmitter site is atop Lookout Mountain in Golden.
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Hits 95-7
HD2: KBPI simulcast (active rock)
- iHeartMedia
- (iHM Licenses, LLC)
December 15, 1966 (as KMYR at 95.5)
- KMYR (1966-1975)
- KHOW-FM (1975-1976)
- KXKX (1976-1980)
- KHOW-FM (1980-1983)
- KPKE (1983-1987)
- KSYY (1987–1991)
- KHOW-FM (1991–1993)
- KHIH (1993–2000)
- KFMD (2000–2005)
- KMGG (2005–2006)
- KPTT (2006–2022)
95.5 MHz (1966-1970)
"Denver's Hits"
48967
C0
100,000 watts
346 meters (1,135 ft)
- 101.7 K269CL (Evergreen)
- HD2: 107.9 K300CP (Denver)
KDHT has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. KDHT broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD2 subchannel simulcasting KBPI's active rock format.
History[edit]
KMYR (1966-1968)[edit]
On December 15, 1966, the station signed on as KMYR.[1] The station originally broadcast at 95.5 MHz at 51,000 watts, about half the power it has today. It was owned by Karlo Broadcasting, Ltd. KMYR aired middle of the road music and carried news from ABC Radio.
KMYR moved to its current frequency, 95.7 MHz, in 1970, and also increased its power to current level, 100,000 watts.[2] In 1975, it was acquired by Doubleday, a publishing and broadcasting company, which had bought one of Denver's top AM stations, KHOW, in 1968.
KHOW-FM (1968-1977)[edit]
After the closing of the sale, KMYR's call sign was switched to KHOW-FM. The two stations simulcasted some of their news and music, but Federal Communications Commission rules at the time required AM and FM stations to broadcast separate programming for most of the day.
KHOW-FM (1980-1983)[edit]
In 1980, the station returned to the KHOW-FM call letters, and flipped to a progressive rock format.
KPKE (1983-1987)[edit]
On July 19, 1983, the station returned to Top 40 music as "All Hit 96 KPKE".[3] For a time, KPKE had some of the highest ratings in the market.[4] In April 1986, Legacy Broadcasting, owned by Robert F.X. Sillerman, bought KPKE and KHOW.
KSYY (1987-1991)[edit]
In June 1987, KPKE changed to soft adult contemporary, this time as KSYY, "Sunny 95.7."[5][6] Over the next several years, KHOW and KSYY changed hands several times. In April 1988, the stations were bought by Metropolitan Broadcasting, formerly Metromedia. Two months later, Command Communications bought the stations. In November 1989, Viacom bought KHOW and KSYY.
KHOW-FM (1991-1993)[edit]
On February 4, 1991, KSYY changed call letters back to KHOW-FM and began an AM-FM simulcast with KHOW.
KHIH (1993-2000)[edit]
In October 1993, shortly after Noble Broadcast Group acquired the station, KHOW-FM adopted a smooth jazz format and the call letters KHIH.[7][8] (KHIH was originally on 94.7 FM until Salem purchased the station that same month and dropped it for a Christian Talk/Teaching format.) KHOW meanwhile flipped to a News/Talk format which has been the format to the present day, in spite of staff and personality changes over the years.
In 1996, Noble merged with Jacor, taking advantage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, allowing one company to own several radio stations in the same market, no longer limited to one AM and one FM. In 1999, Jacor merged with Clear Channel Communications, now known as iHeartMedia.
KFMD (2000-2005)[edit]
On September 1, 2000, 95.7 returned to contemporary hits as KFMD, "95.7 KISS FM", giving the market its first Mainstream Top 40 outlet since KHHT's demise in 1997. (The smooth jazz format was picked up by KCKK 104.3 later that day.)[9][10][11] However, with competition from Rhythmic Top 40 KQKS and Adult Top 40 KALC, ratings for KFMD were not impressive.
KMGG (2005-2006)[edit]
On April 27, 2005, KFMD changed call letters to KMGG, and flipped to a Hispanic Urban format as "Mega 95.7."[12][13]
KMGG was one of four FM stations targeting the Mile High City's Hispanic population, the other three being KJMN, KKCS and KXPK; unlike the latter three, KMGG was more focused on the bilingual-speaking second and third generation Hispanics. In addition, KMGG took advantage of KQKS's decision to hold off on certain Reggaeton and Hispanic hip hop tracks. However, the format did not help the station's popularity, as KMGG was continually ranked low in the Arbitron ratings.
HD Radio[edit]
In July 2006, KPTT's HD2 subcarrier signed on with a format focusing on Regional Mexican Oldies. In September 2006, the format was replaced with KPTT's previous Hispanic rhythmic format. This was later replaced with "Pride Radio", which targeted the LGBT community. In mid-2012, this was replaced with the dance radio format "Club Phusion"; which was in turn relaunched in 2003 as "Evolution".[27]
On December 11, 2017, KBPI/Fort Collins began simulcasting the station's active rock format on KPTT-HD2's subchannel and on translator K300CP (107.9 FM) in Denver, which is a relay of KPTT-HD2. At the same time, KPTT moved the "Evolution" format from KPTT-HD2 to a new HD3 sub-channel.